Deepti Sharma was labelled “the Ben Stokes” of the India team by coach Amol Muzumdar after the all-rounder helped her side thrash England in Mumbai.
The scalps gave the 26-year-old match figures of 9-39, in addition to her important 67 with the bat in India’s first-innings total of 428.
“She is fantastic,” Muzumdar said.
“The confidence she showed in her batting and also the confidence gained from these two [bowling] innings, it is amazing.
“I jokingly call her the Ben Stokes of the team.”
Deepti, who famously ran out Charlie Dean at the non-striker’s end at Lord’s in 2022, steered her side beyond 400 on day one with a calm knock featuring 10 fours and a six, having come in at 306-5.
She bowled 33 balls in England’s reply, in which she bowled four maidens, took five wickets and conceded seven runs as the tourists collapsed from 79-2 to 136 all out.
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